Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

It is a welcome step forward that the Minister of State has indicated his concern for the workers' plight and is willing to meet them, but what the workers want to hear is concrete commitments to deal with their situation. Will the Minister of State contact KPMG and tell it to pay the workers the moneys, salaries and bonuses owed? Will the Minister for Social Protection fast-track their social welfare applications and ensure they have immediate financial assistance given that they have not been paid their wages? Will the Government introduce emergency legislation to ensure employers cannot do this and that an insurance fund is set up for workers who are left high and dry by employers? What the workers want is concrete action, not just words of concern.

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